The Board meetings of Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited (HMRL) and Hyderabad Airport Metro Limited (HAML) were held today. It was presided over by the Chief Secretary and Chairman, HMRL & HAML Somesh Kumar, The members reviewed the Metro Rail operations after the reopening; the precautions, safety and sanitization measures taken to ensure physical distancing, wearing of masks by passengers etc. A detailed presentation on Metro Rail operations; Phase-2 expansion plans and Elevated Bus Rapid Transit System (EBRTS) project etc. was made.
Appointment of M/s. AECOM India Pvt Ltd and M/s AECOM Singapore Pte. Ltd as the Independent Engineer for reviewing and monitoring the Metro rail operations for the next 5 years with a contract value of Rs.6.94 Crores was approved by HMRL Board. While discussing Metro Rail phase-2 expansion plans and the 18 km EBRTS project from KPHB Metro station to Financial District,
Chairman Somesh Kumar suggested that a team of senior officers consisting of the Principal Secretaries MA&UD; TR&B; IT&C; Finance and MD, HMRL shall jointly inspect the proposed Metro Phase-2 and EBRTS Corridors, ORR, Musi River project and other important traffic corridors of the city to develop a comprehensive traffic and transportation plan for the city in tune with the Chief Minister’s vision for making Hyderabad a mega global city and make recommendations to the Government and Chief Minister so that prioritization of corridors can be decided.
Principal Secretary, MA&UD Arvind Kumar; Principal Secretary, Finance K. Ramakrishna Rao; Principal Secretary, TR&B Sunil Sharma; Principal Secretary IT and I&C Jayesh Ranjan,MD HMRL NVS Reddy, MD, HMWS&SB Dana Kishore and CMD, TSPDCL Raghuma Reddy participated in the Board Meetings.